Juran
10th century) was a Chinese landscape painter and Buddhist monk of the Southern Tang and Northern Song dynasties. Very little is known about Juran's life, and not even his family name is known (Juran is his Buddhist name). He was a native of Chiang-Ning and worked at the Southern Tang court in Jinling (today Nanjing).
Also recorded as Shi Juran · Shih Chü-jan · Shih Chu-jan · Chü-jan
Juran
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- Name
- Juran
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Southern Tang
- Born
- 1000. · Nanchang.
- Died
- 1000.
- Nationality
- Song dynasty and Southern Tang.
- Occupation
- painter and buddhist monk.
- Fields
- painting and shan shui.
- Languages
- Chinese.
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10th century) was a Chinese landscape painter and Buddhist monk of the Southern Tang and Northern Song dynasties. Very little is known about Juran's life, and not even his family name is known (Juran is his Buddhist name). He was a native of Chiang-Ning and worked at the Southern Tang court in Jinling (today Nanjing).
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Biography
Biography
Around 975 Li Yu, the last ruler of the Southern Tang, surrendered to the Northern Song dynasty. Like many, Li Yu and his court officials were to move to the Northern Song capital, Bianjing (now Kaifeng); Juran went with them. He lived and worked at the K'ai-pao Buddhist temple in Bianjing, but quickly rose to prominence as landscape painter. All these works show influence of Dong Yuan's style of rounded contours and soft brushstrokes, but no sign of the older painter's horizontal, level-distance landscape format. According to contemporary sources, Juran also painted a wall painting, Morning Scenery of Haze and Mist, very highly regarded by the artists of the time, but this work is lost.
The recorded working language is Chinese. The field of work recorded is painting and shan shui. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Dong Yuan is recorded as an influence. Work by Juran is recorded in the collections of Cleveland Museum of Art, National Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Juran • Known for — Painting • Movement — Southern Tang
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Xiao Getting the Orchid Pavilion Scroll by Deception 144.1 × 59.6 cm, National Palace Museum • Illustration — Buddhist Monastery by Streams and Mountains 185.4 × 57.5 cm, Cleveland Museum of Art • Illustration — Seeking the Tao in Autumn Mountains 156 x 77.5 cm, National Palace Museum
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Identity
Juran is recorded as painter and buddhist monk.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1000
Juran born at Nanchang.
1000
Juran died.
Primary material
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 115080856X, Juran.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500267661, Juran, Nathan.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2671678: Juran
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- 1.Dictionnaire Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol. 7, éditions Gründ, enero de 1999, 13440 p. (ISBN 2700030222), p. 647
- 2.volume IV, 22 cf. Para otra traducción (en francés): Guo Ruoxu, Notes sur ce que j'ai vu et entendu en peinture, traducido del chino y presentado por Yolaine Escande, éditions La Lettre volée, 1994, p. 144-145
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 115080856X, Juran.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500267661, Juran, Nathan.The Getty Research Institute
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2671678: JuranWikimedia Foundation
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